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BRIEF CASE Filed Sept. 14, 1933 Louis Heyman Patented May 8, 1934 1Claim.

STATES I r OFi-i CE BRIEF CASE Louis Heyman, New York, N. Y.

Application September 14, 1933, Serial No. 689,480

case provided with means for housing a small umbrella.

Umbrellas, while of unquestionable advantage, are considered by many anuisance, particularly Especially are they a disadwhen not in use.

vantage when travelling since no convenient manner of carrying them hasbeen devised. It is a practical impossibility to carry an umbrella whenboth hands are occupied carrying grips or brief cases and moreover theyare very likely to be misplaced or lost.

While many schemes have been thought of for attaching umbrellas to suitcases or brief cases,

no satisfactory arrangement was ever devised to my knowledge before myinvention.

In my arrangement the central compartment of a brief case is providedinside at the bottom with an elongated compartment open at one end. Thiscompartment is of a size just sufficient to permit a closed umbrella tobe inserted therein.

The advantages of this arrangement are many and these advantages as wellas the superiority of the arrangement over prior devices will be parentfrom the following description.

One object of my invention is to provide a brief case with means forconveniently retaining an umbrella.

Another advantage is to provide such an ELI' rangernent in which theumbrella, though wet, will not come in contact with the contents of thebrief case.

A further advantage is the provision of such an arrangement in which theumbrella will be kept clean, neat and out of the way.

The invention has as a further advantage the provision of an arrangementwhich will not tract from the appearance of the brief case deand whichwill also permit the same to stand by itself when placed on a floor ortable.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a bri f case embodying the invention, theumbrella and umbrella compartment being shown in dotted lines.

Fig. 2 is an end view of the arrangement.

Fig. 3 is a plan View looking into the brief case,

and,

used in forming the invention.

Fig. 4 is a perspective of the reinforcing means formed into gussets topermit expansion.

The

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brief case shown in the figures of the drawing is such a brief case,although as will be described it is provided with a special arrangementfor conveniently housing an umbrella.

As shown in Fig. 2, the brief case 2 is provided 63 with threecompartments l, 6 and 8. These compartments are formed from front andback portions 10 and 12 respectively and interior partitions 14 and 16.These members 10, 12, 14 and 16 are connected together by gussets 18 atthe bottom and sides which permit the brief case to be extended asnecessary to contain more articles.

The central compartment 6 differs from the others, however, in that areinforcing member 20 is secured into the bottom so as to extend thegussets as will be clear from Fig. 2. This member 20 may be of anysuitable light but strong material and may be stitched, glued orotherwise held in place. If the member is of a material other thanleather it is preferably covered on top 22 by leather so that theinterior of the brief case will present a uniform appearance.

The side gusset at one end of the member 20 is cut away so as to providean opening 24 from the outside. The inner surfaces of this compartmentaround the opening 24 may also be covered with leather if desired. Itwill be evident that this compartment forms an excellent means forretaining an umbrella 26. It should be of a size just suflicient topermit a closed umbrella to be inserted therein, and when this is thecase it will be found that no additional securing means need beprovided. The invention thus does away with expensive and complicatedclamps or other securing means and consequently permits the invention tobe made inexpensive- 1y. My invention also possesses the additionaladvantage that it is not necessary to open the brief case or even loosenthe straps, to insert or remove the umbrella. 95

Moreover, it will be found that a brief case provided with my inventionpossesses the added advantage that it will stand by itself since theumbrella compartment provides a flat bottom and lends it stability. 100

Furthermore it is often necessary to carry valuable books in such cases.If these are placed in the central compartment 6 the chance of injury tothe bottom edges will naturally be materially lessened.

A brief case constructed according to my invention will be foundcompletely satisfactory. The contents of the case cannot be injured bydripping water from the wet umbrella and furthermore the umbrella itselfwill be kept clean.

and out of the Way While at the same time it is always ready forimmediate use should the occasion demand.

The simplicity and handiness of the arrangement, the fact that itobviates all the disadvantages usually attendant in such devices,renders it a striking and most desirable improvement.

Having now described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

A brief case comprising front and back portions and at least twointerior partitions all connected at their side and bottom edges bygussets,

